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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
TOPS approves financial assistance to re-hire Mathias Boe as badminton doubles coach; support also extended to shuttlers for participation in Asian Championships
In a bid to strengthen Asian Games and Commonwealth Games preparations, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme  approved financial assistance of Rs 7 lakh per month to re-hire Mathias Boe as the doubles coach of India. He will specifically be looking after the men's doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag Shetty and also other members of the doubles team. Boe's hiring has been done until Asian Games 2022.
In a Mission Olympic Cell meeting on Thursday, proposals from the Badminton Association of India  to assist in the participation of shuttlers at the Asian championships in Philippines scheduled to start April 26, were also approved.
The support has been extended to Women's Singles player Aakarshi Kashyap, Women's Doubles pair Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam, Mixed Doubles pair Tanisha Crasto and Ishaan Bhatnagar, Men's Doubles pair Vishnuvardhan Goud P and Krishna Prasad as well as Arjun M R and Dhruv Kapila.
Currently ranked 52 in the world, Aakarshi Kashyap has been included in the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games squad. Expressing her joy, she said, "I'm grateful to God that this has been possible . It is entirely because of the support from my team and the coaching staff."
Looking forward to the tournament in Philippines scheduled for next week and her challenging opening match, she added, "I am very thankful to TOPS because they accepted my request for assistance at the last minute. I have a tough draw there as I'm playing Akane Yamaguchi in the first round who recently won the All England Open 2022. I'll try my best but the more matches I play, the more exposure I get and it all helps for the bigger cause."
While Akarshi gets ready for the challenges ahead this year, she also makes sure to do the best in her upcoming exams. Revealing her ambitions from the big upcoming tournaments, the B.A. 3rd year student said, "I feel proud to have played many tournaments in the international circuit and I have the much-needed exposure. I really feel I can get a medal for India from the Commonwealth Games and I'm also looking forward to giving my best at the Asian Games."
The Target Olympic Podium Scheme meanwhile also accepted the request from Olympics double medalist PV Sindhu to provide assistance to Vidhi Chaudhary, who will accompany the player at the Asian Championship in Philippines, in the place of existing coach Park Tae Sang. The Korean coach is currently on annual leave till May. Chaudhary is a NIS qualified coach who is training Sindhu at the Suchitra Academy Hyderabad.
Election Commission
Appointment of Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh
Election Commission of India has approved the name of Sh. Pawan Kumar Sain, IAS  for the appointment as the Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh in place of Smt. Padmini Singla, IAS.
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Prime Minister's Office
Leaders from across the world congratulate India on crossing the 100 crore vaccination milestone
Leaders from across the world congratulated India on crossing the milestone of 100 crore vaccinations today, terming it a huge and extraordinary accomplishment.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
1st India-Bahrain Joint Working Group meeting in the field of Renewable Energy
The 1st meeting of the Joint Working Group in the field of Renewable Energy between India and the Kingdom of Bahrain held yesterday in virtual format. H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, President of Sustainable Energy Authority led the Bahraini delegation. The Indian delegation was led by H.E. Mr. Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. H.E. Sh. Piyush Srivastava, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Bahrain also participated in the meeting.
A Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bahrain was signed in July 2018 for promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy.
It was a very productive meeting, in which both sides underscored importance of renewable energy to meet climate change goals, and presented the initiatives taken, progress made and future targets set by their respective governments as well as opportunities available in this sector. They agreed on sharing experience, expertise and best practices. Both sides agreed to forging deeper engagement in capacity building and focused cooperation between concerned agencies as well as private sector of the two countries in this sector, particularly in the field of solar, wind and clean hydrogen.
The meeting took place in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. It was agreed to hold next round of JWG meeting at a mutually convenient dates, which will be decided through diplomatic channels.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways complete Electrification of 45,881 Route Km
Total length of Broad Gauge  routes, electrified BG routes & routes yet to be electrified, zone wise as on 31.03.2021 are as under:-
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SN
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RAILWAY
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Total Broad Gauge  Route Km
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Electrified BG Route Km
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Balance BG Route Km to be electrified
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1
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Central
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3,853
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|
3,336
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|
517
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|
2
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|
East Coast
|
|
2,800
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|
2,791
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|
9
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|
3
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|
East central
|
|
4,008
|
|
3,540
|
|
468
|
|
4
|
|
Eastern
|
|
2,820
|
|
2,490
|
|
330
|
|
5
|
|
North Central
|
|
3,222
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|
2,707
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|
515
|
|
6
|
|
North Eastern
|
|
3,102
|
|
2,299
|
|
803
|
|
7
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|
Northeast Frontier
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|
4,152
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|
652
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|
3,500
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|
8
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Northern
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|
7,062
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|
5,512
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1,550
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9
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North Western
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5,248
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|
2,186
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|
3,062
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|
10
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South Central
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6,206
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4,145
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|
2,061
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|
11
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South East Central
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|
2,348
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|
2,120
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|
228
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|
12
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South Eastern
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|
2,713
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|
2,661
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|
52
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|
13
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|
Southern
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|
4,914
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|
3,570
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|
1,344
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|
14
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|
South Western
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|
3,578
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|
1,208
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|
2,370
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|
15
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West Central
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|
3,011
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|
3,011
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0
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|
16
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Western
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|
4,885
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|
3,183
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|
1,702
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|
17
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Kolkata Metro
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|
27
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27
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|
0
|
|
18
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Konkan
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|
740
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443
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297
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|
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TOTAL
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64,689
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45,881
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18,808
Electrification works are under different stages of planning/execution on balance 18,808 RKM of BG routes of IR, which are being electrified expeditiously.
To complete the projects in time, various steps have been taken which include among others award of large size Engineering Procurement and Construction  contracts, better project monitoring mechanism, assured/committed funds through ‘Extra Budgetary Resource , decentralization of powers to field units etc.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective
The National Statistical Office , Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to September, 2020 based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions. A detailed note is annexed.
A detailed note is annexed
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Meteorological Centre will celebrate World Meteorological Day 2022
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2 lakh Indian Muslims including 48 per cent women will go to Haj this year: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Safety and better facilities of Haj pilgrims are top priorities of the government and no negligence will be tolerated: Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that record number of 2 lakh Indian Muslims will go to Haj this year, that too without any subsidy, through more than 500 flights from 21 embarkation points across the country.
While addressing a meeting of representatives of Private Tour Operators  at Haj House in Mumbai today, Shri Naqvi said that while 1 lakh 40 thousand Haj pilgrims will go through Haj Committee of India, 60 thousand Haj pilgrims will go through PTOs. All the PTOs will have to take 10 thousand Haj pilgrims on the rates decided by Haj Committee of India only.
To ensure transparency and convenience to the Haj pilgrims, a portal of PTOs--http://haj.nic.in/pto/  has been developed containing all the details of PTOs, their packages etc. A total of 725 PTOs will take Haj pilgrims this year, Minister said.
Shri Naqvi said that safety and better facilities are top priority of the Government and no negligence will be tolerated in this regard. This year, three PTOs have been blacklisted after the Ministry of Minority Affairs received serious complaints against these PTOs. Strict action had been taken against several PTOs last year also.
Shri Naqvi said that the number of women Haj pilgrims going without “Mehram”  has been increased this year. 2,340 Muslim women from India will go for Haj without “Mehram” this year. 2 lakh Indian Haj pilgrims include about 48 per cent women.
Shri Naqvi said that Saudi Arabia’s decision to increase India’s Haj quota to 2 lakh has ensured that for the first time since Independence, all the Haj applicants from all big states like Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar will go to Haj 2019 as their waiting lists have been cleared due to increase in Haj quota.
Minister further said that making the entire Haj process completely online/digital has not only ensured that Haj pilgrimage becomes cheaper even after removal of Haj subsidy, it has also made the Haj process absolutely pro-pilgrims.
A total of 14 health centres  have been established. Besides, 3 hospitals in Makkah and 1 hospital in Madina have been established to ensure proper health facilities to Haj pilgrims. A total of 620 Haj coordinators, Assistant Haj Officers, Haj Assistants, Doctors, Paramedics etc have been deployed which include a large number of women.
Flights for Haj 2019 will start from 04th July 2019. On 04th July, flights will start from Delhi, Gaya, Guwahati and Srinagar. Besides, Haj pilgrims will go from Bengaluru , Calicut , Cochin , Goa , Mangalore , Mumbai , Srinagar .
In the second phase, flights will go from Ahmedabad , Aurangabad , Bhopal , Chennai , Hyderabad , Jaipur , Kolkata , Lucknow , Nagpur , Ranchi  and Varanasi .
Ministry of Home Affairs
Status of Nirbhaya Fund
The Ministry of Home Affairs  is implementing several projects for safety of women under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme through the States/Union Territories. Details of fund allocation and release to States/ Union Territories by MHA are given below:

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|
S No
|
|
States/ UTs
|
|
Total funds approved
|
|
Total funds released
|
|
1
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
|
29.46
|
|
29.46
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
11.98
|
|
11.98
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
27.57
|
|
27.57
|
|
4
|
|
Bihar
|
|
33.18
|
|
33.30
|
|
5
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
23.91
|
|
23.91
|
|
6
|
|
Goa
|
|
15.97
|
|
12.21
|
|
7
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
249.54
|
|
161.48
|
|
8
|
|
Haryana
|
|
22.23
|
|
22.24
|
|
9
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
18.18
|
|
18.3
|
|
10
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
28.43
|
|
25.11
|
|
11
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
716.3
|
|
210.58
|
|
12
|
|
Kerala
|
|
31.05
|
|
27.80
|
|
13
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
61.43
|
|
58.10
|
|
14
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
352.4
|
|
245.04
|
|
15
|
|
Manipur
|
|
14.92
|
|
14.93
|
|
16
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
9.02
|
|
9.01
|
|
17
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
12.4
|
|
12.52
|
|
18
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
9.1
|
|
9.10
|
|
19
|
|
Odisha
|
|
46.03
|
|
39.75
|
|
20
|
|
Punjab
|
|
30.25
|
|
30.24
|
|
21
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
45.97
|
|
46.97
|
|
22
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
6.95
|
|
6.95
|
|
23
|
|
Telangana
|
|
311.74
|
|
153.21
|
|
24
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
461.16
|
|
276.88
|
|
25
|
|
Tripura
|
|
11.49
|
|
11.49
|
|
26
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
276.91
|
|
192.34
|
|
27
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
12.85
|
|
12.85
|
|
28
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
218.33
|
|
92.58
|
|
29
|
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
|
9.96
|
|
7.62
|
|
30
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
6.18
|
|
6.18
|
|
31
|
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
|
|
12.02
|
|
12.02
|
|
32
|
|
Delhi
|
|
702.83
|
|
407.31
|
|
33
|
|
Ladakh
|
|
0.8
|
|
0.80
|
|
34
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
|
4.96
|
|
4.96
|
|
35
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
18.31
|
|
18.30
|
|
36
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
12.89
|
|
9.50
|
|
Total
|
|
3856.70
|
|
2282.59
As per information available, the total budgetary allocation for Nirbhaya Fund by the Government in the last three years is as below:

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Year
|
|
2018-19
|
|
2019-20
|
|
2020-21
|
|
Allocation
|
|
550.00
|
|
550.00
|
|
1355.23
The funds are released to the States/ Union Territories, as per project guidelines, in installments, and depends on the demand specific to each project. Therefore, the States are not ranked in terms of spending.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 190.50 Cr
Over 3.06 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 19,637
2,288 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.74%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.79%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 190.50 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,37,09,334 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.06 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1,04,05,876
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1,00,25,523
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
49,49,596
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1,84,17,036
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1,75,57,218
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
79,89,400
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
3,06,99,031
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1,02,47,926
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
5,87,75,749
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
4,33,26,396
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
55,63,08,512
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
48,24,87,619
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
3,02,686
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
20,30,68,762
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
18,90,91,565
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
8,35,240
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
12,69,72,818
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
11,78,41,944
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
1,57,83,809
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
2,98,60,731
|
|
Total
|
|
1,90,50,86,706
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 19,637. Active cases now constitute 0.05% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74%. 3,044 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,25,63,949.
2,288 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,84,843 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 84.15 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.79% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.47%.
Prime Minister's Office
PM visits Nanyang Technological University
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today visited Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
He responded to questions during an interaction with students.
On a question on the challenges facing Asia in the 21st century, the Prime Minister noted that it is often said that the 21st century will be Asia's century. It is essential to believe in ourselves and know that this is our turn, he added. We must rise to the occasion and take that leadership, the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister referred to his recent meeting with President Xi Jinping in China. He said that he gave a document to President Xi, which shows that out of the last 2000 years, India and China's combined share of global GDP has exceeded 50 percent for 1600 years. Further, this was largely achieved without conflict, he said. The Prime Minister said that we must focus on boosting connectivity without conflict.
The Prime Minister said that space technology has a key role to play in good governance. It can vastly improve the life of the common man, he said. Space technology helps us in properly mapping our development infrastructure - be it in terms of where do we need more schools, better roads, added hospitals, the Prime Minister said.
Responding to a question on the balance between tradition and globalization, the Prime Minister said that mankind has progressed through the ages due to innovation and due to ethics as well as humanitarian values. He said technology is aiding human creativity. Various social media platforms have given voice to millions, he said.
Talking about ensuring inclusive growth in the age of the fourth industrial revolution, the Prime Minister said that disruption does not mean destruction. He said technology empowers people, and a technology driven society breaks social barriers. Technology has to be affordable and user-friendly, he added. He recalled that people were once apprehensive about computers, but computers helped transform our lives.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Wheat Procurement for RMS 2023-24 commences at a good note
Procurement of Wheat for RMS 2023-24 has commenced in the country and a quantity of 10,727 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured up to 27.03.2023 as compared to nil procurement last year. The wheat has been procured in the state of Madhya Pradesh in the areas of Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Shajapur, Sehore etc. It is also worthwhile to note that the total procurement last year during the month of March itself was around 10,000 metric tonnes only whereas this year this figure has already crossed on 27.03.2023. As against about 18 lakh farmers actually participating in public procurement operation last year for selling their produce to government agencies, more than 31 lakh farmers have already registered themselves this year for participation in public procurement operations of wheat. These are good signs for healthy procurement of wheat this year.
A quantity of 341.50 LMT wheat has been estimated for procurement during RMS 2023-24 as against 187.92 LMT wheat actually procured during last RMS 2022-23. Based on the information furnished by the State Governments, state-wise procurement estimates has been finalized in the State Food Secretaries meeting held on 01.03.2023.
As per the Second Advance Estimates published by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the estimated production of wheat is around 1121 lakh metric tonnes this season. As per the latest reports from field offices of FCI, the recent rains have not impacted adversely on the production of wheat.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to organize iconic week celebrations under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav during 27th June-3rd July 2022.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is organizing iconic week celebrations under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav during 27th June-3rd July 2022. As part of the week-long celebrations, Field Operations Division is organising अन्वेषा 2022, nationwide quiz contest on official statistics for college/university students & alumni on 27th June 2022 at State Capital Regional Offices.
With the spirit of involving students in celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the event intends to promote awareness about official statistics and enlighten the young minds about various facets of Indian official statistical system.
The event at Delhi is being organised at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Auditorium, Maharaja Agrasen College, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi-110096 by the State Capital Regional Office, Delhi of Field Operations Division. About hundred students from different colleges/universities of Delhi are likely to participate in the event. All participating students will be provided certificate of participation and exciting prizes will be awarded to the winning teams.
Ministry of Defence
INDIA-SAUDI ARABIA BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE AL MOHED AL HINDI 23
The sea phase of second edition of bilateral exercise 'Al Mohed Al Hindi 23', between Indian Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Force  was held from 23 - 25 May 23 off Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. INS Tarkash, INS Subhadra and Dornier Maritime Patrol aircraft  participated in the exercise from the Indian side. The RSNF was represented by HMS Badr and Abdul Aziz, MH 60R helo and UAV.
The three-day exercise at sea witnessed a wide spectrum of maritime operations. The exercise culminated with debrief at sea followed by traditional steam past.
The successful conduct of 'Al Mohed Al Hindi 23' showcased high degree of professionalism, interoperability and exchanges of best practices between the two navies. The bilateral exercise met all its objectives and both sides intend to graduate to more advanced level of exercises in the next edition.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Nationwide Webinar series “Anubhav Awardees Speaks
On the directions of the Prime Minister of India Department of Pension & pensioners welfare has launched an online platform entitled ‘Anubhav’ in March 2015 for sharing experience of retiring Government employees while working with the Government. The total 92 organisations associated with the Anubhav portal of the Department and 8778 Anubhav Write-Ups has been published. The Department has awarded 50 Anubhav Award since 2016.
Now, the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, has decided to provide a platform to the Anubhav Awardees for share their experience to the nation through Nation Wide Monthly Webinar Series. Their experience will help in capacity building to their organisation and also to other Government servants as per vision of Prime Minister. It will also encourage other retiring Government employee to submit their experiences of Government service in the Anubhav Portal of the Department.
Accordingly, this Department launched Anubhav Webinar Series to share working experience to nation by Anubhav Awardee. On Inaugural Nation-wide webinar on “Anubhav Awardees Speak” held on 22.11.2022 under Chairmanship of Secretary . Lead Speakers were Dr. Helen Basil, Retired Senior Engineer/Scientist, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre , ISRO and Shri K. Santeppa, Retired Scientist- H DRDO has shared their experiences.
Participant of the Webinar were Government employees retiring in next one year, officials of Ministry/Department/ Organisations, Pensioners Association, Anubhav Awardees.
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